Tuesday, July 21, 2015

I'm still here. How are you?

Ack! I have so many things to blog about and so little time. So many pictures to upload and update and so little time. I need to tell you about Kids Day 2015, which was the best yet. And Little Sis turned two and is frequently unpleasant to be around. Such a shame. But Baby Sis is sleeping through the night and has been for about two weeks now. I can't think of anything I did differently with her than with the others. I think she just came this way, which is WONDERFUL. Sadly, her daytime naps are often extremely lame ones, lasting about half an hour. Why bother falling asleep if that's all you're going to do? Oh well. I try to not complain because she sleeps through the night, but it is very difficult to get anything productive done when there is a very awake little baby that can not entertain herself. This too shall pass. That is a very comforting phrase for me at times.

A stomach bug recently made its way through the family, and with a family of seven, that takes a long time to do. Big Sis got it last night. The girl was sitting on the toilet and threw up all over the place. She wasn't quite awake, I don't think. Vomit is a nasty thing. She has the worst of it and was puking all night long. I got maybe four hours of sleep in the last 24 hours, so I need to get to bed now.

I hope to update the blog soon. Our summer is flying by and we are enjoying it. I'm not doing as much summer school work as I would have liked, but the girls are reading voraciously as well as playing a lot outside, so it's not a total loss, right? Hope you're having a good summer too. We have a 40% chance of rain on Saturday, so please, please pray that we will get rain. We need any rain that we can get.

Mommy pants

S dog

I am a happily married Mormon mommy of five children. My passion is dancing, especially modern dancing. Running - especially trail running, swimming, hiking, good ol' fashioned playing outside, dark chocolate, popcorn, music, and reading are some other loves of mine. Thanks for visiting our family blog!

Daddy Pants

Jonasty

Meet J the lawyer. J's passion is reading about, cleaning, and shooting his guns. He is also an aspiring hunter and fisherman. Playing with his children, kissing his wife, and playing the guitar are some other favorite past times of his.

Big Sis

K

Meet Kj, our beloved nine-year old. She is a great girl who loves to play with friends and family, giggle, be chased, dance, pretend, and read, read, read. Kj has a wonderful imagination and loves to tell stories. She is also incredibly insightful. I've already learned so much from our conversations together, and I look forward to many more years of learning with and from her.

Middle Sis

M

Meet M, our loud, adventurous seven-year old. There is nothing this girl won't try. She prefers jumping, running, skipping, almost any movement to just walking. Moo is loved by all her siblings and is a great helper to mommy.

Little Man

S

Here's S, my lone boy. He loves to play with his sisters, especially hide and seek and jumping on the trampoline. He also enjoys biking, being thrown around, helping mom, and listening to music. This boy can rock out!

Little Sis

ChunkE

E is our adorable two-almost-three-year old who is becoming quite her own person. She is well versed in standing her own ground, being #4 as she is. She has the sweetest voice and gives even sweeter kisses. Dancing, jumping, scooting, biking, singing, imagining, and most other kid activities E likes to do too.

Baby Sis

A

And finally, our littlest person, Baby A. She is a good baby and has been for most of her short life. She LOVES to play with her siblings and plays a mean game of peekaboo. Being outside, listening to daddy play guitar, and climbing all over mom are also favored activities. We all love our baby!